HR6304

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -39.87° Az: 138.06° Direction: South-East

HR6304 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6304 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR6304 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR6304. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6304 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 04m 00s

Declination -58° 59’ 35”

Hour Angle 18h 21m 09s

Sidereal Time 11h 25m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 01m 47s

Declination -58° 57’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 330.66°

Galactic Latitude -10.33°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6304.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -3.11

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6304 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6304. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6304 is distant 2,279.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 699.30

Distance (light year) 2,279.72

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD153261

SAO Catalogue SAO244362

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83323

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-58 6964

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V828 Ara

Visibility from Your Location

HR6304 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara